Lagman (Isle of Man)

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Lagmannus in the Cronica regum Mannie et insularum (1260s) with transcription and English translation (1786)

Lagman (also Lagman Godfreyson or Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson ) († 1096 or 1097) was a king of the Isle of Man .

Lagman was the eldest son of Gottfried Crovan , who had conquered the Isle of Man and the adjacent West Scottish islands around 1079 . As the eldest son, Lagman served as his father's representative on the islands when the Norwegian King Magnus Barefoot led a fleet to the West Scottish islands around 1094 . Magnus claimed supremacy over the islands and captured Lagman. According to unsecured information, Magnus should have released Lagman after he had assured him that he and his father would swear allegiance to him. Lagman's father died in 1095, after which he took control of the Kingdom of the Isles. His younger brother Harald now also claimed part of the empire and began a rebellion against him. However, he came under the control of Lagman, who blinded him. Probably under pressure from Magnus Barfuß, Lagman had to renounce the rule in 1096. He is said to have taken a crusade vow and died during the First Crusade . The Norwegian king now directly took control of Man and the islands. After his death in 1103, Lagman's younger brother Olaf was able to take over the rule.

Web links

Commons : Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ AW Moore: A History of the Isle of Man . Vol. 1., Fisher Unwin, London 1900, p. 104.
predecessor Office successor
Gottfried IV. King of Mann
1095-1096 		Magnus barefoot
personal data
SURNAME Lagman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lagman Godfreyson; Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Man and the Isles
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century
DATE OF DEATH 1096 or 1097